National Health Programmes Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1 After which incident family planning programs are initiated in most countries?

A After World War 2

B After industrial revolution

C After British invasion to India

D After the United States independence

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Answer: After World War 2

2 Which one of the following is the main target of family welfare programs?

A Couples in the fertile age

B Male after fertile age

C Children below 12 years

D Women after fertile age

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Answer: Couples in the fertile age

3 Which organization works as an administrative unit for implementation of Family Welfare Programme in all districts of the State and functioning at State Head quarter?

A The State Family Welfare Bureau

B The District Family Welfare Bureau

C The National Family Welfare Bureau

D The International Family Welfare Bureau

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Answer: The State Family Welfare Bureau

4 What is the main aim of Janani Suraksha Yojana which is the programme by the Family Welfare programme?

A Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality

B To encourage people to use safe sexual methods

C To provide pensions to widow women

D To provide shelters to poor people

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Answer: Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality

5 Which is the first State in India to recognize the basic relevance of family planning to nation planning?

A Tamil Nadu

B Karnataka

C Kerala

D Goa

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Answer: Tamil Nadu

6 Why is family planning important?

A To get pregnant before the age of twenty

B For having unwanted pregnancies

C For having child every year

D For birth control issues

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Answer: For birth control issues

7 What is Natural Family Planning?

A Having sexual intercourse irrespective of any period

B Not having sexual intercourse in any time

C Having sexual intercourse with the help of contraceptives

D Not having sexual intercourse on the particular days when women is fertile

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Answer: Not having sexual intercourse on the particular days when women is fertile

8 Which of the following mentioned portals & sub- programmes were created under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) ?

A Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA)

B Padhe Bharat Badhu Bharat

C Shagun Portal

D All of the above

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Answer: All of the above

9 What does ‘S’ stand for in SATH, an initiative by government of India to initiate transformation in Health and Education Sectors by associating with states?

A Sustainable

B Supervisory

C Social

D None of the above

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Answer: Sustainable

10 What does “G” stand for in GOBAR Dhan Yojana which is an ambitious scheme of the government of India to manage and convert cattle dung and solid waste from farms and fields to useful compost and biogas?

A Galvanising

B Global

C Government

D Gross

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Answer: Galvanising

11 Which one of the following statements about the Deen Dayal Upadhaya Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is not correct?

A It is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively rural girls

B It is a generational poverty alleviation programme

C It aims to convert India’s demographic surplus into a demographic dividend

D All are correct

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Answer: It is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively rural girls

12 Which one the following is the maximum age of joining National Pension System(NPS) under the NPS- Private Sector?

A 65 years

B 55 years

C 75 years

D 60 years

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Answer: 65 years

13 Which mission was launched for conservation and development of indigenous breeds in a focused and scientific manner?

A Rashtriya Gokul Mission

B National Breed mission

C Rashtriya Nasl Sanrakshan Mission

D None of the above

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Answer: Rashtriya Gokul Mission

14 Which scheme was launched, to creat an ecosystem by promoting innovations, to foster Start Ups growth in India?

A Start Up India Scheme

B Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

C Self- Employment and Talent Utilization(SETU)

D None of the above

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Answer: Start Up India Scheme

35 Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched 'Poshan Abhiyan', a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children and also launched 'PURNA' project to eliminate malnutrition among girls in the age group of 14 to 18. 'PURNA' stands for _________________.

A Prevention of Under Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia

B Prevention of Under Nutrition and Remedy of Nutritional Activities

C Prevention of Under Nutrition and Remedy of Nutritional Accidents

D None of the above

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Answer: Prevention of Under Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia

16 Which of the following is not a pillar of recently launched ‘Women Entrepreneurship Platform’(WEP) by NITI Aayog?

A Vichar Shakti

B Karma Shakti

C Ichha Shakti

D Gyan Shakti

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Answer: Vichar Shakti

17 Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana is a scheme of agricultural marketing. It has been launched by which State government?

A Madhya Pradesh

B Rajasthan

C Uttar Pradesh

D Jharkhand

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Answer: Madhya Pradesh

18 Choose the correct sequence of following Central Government Programmes based on the year of their launch in the chronological order—

A Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana

B Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment guarantee Scheme

C Integrated Child Development Services

D None Of These

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Answer: Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana

19 On July 24, 2018, 3 states namely, UP, Jharkhand and Maharashtra launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 (SSG 2018). SSG 2018 was announced by which Ministry on July 13th 2018?

A Ministry of Women and Child Development

B Ministry of Home Affairs

C Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

D None of these

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Answer: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

20 On July 22, 2018, The Environment Ministry re-introduced the ‘Medini Puraskar Yojna’- a scheme that awards Indian authors for their original work in which language on environment, pollution and climate change subjects?

A Hindi

B Bengali

C Marathi

D Sanskrit

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